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Yeah should be fine with higher mileage, just make sure its had its 72k major service and cam belt change as this can cost quite a bit.

Toad Cat 1 is about £110 and Cobra cat 1 about £130 on Amazon. So about £100 odd to fit it according to your estimation... Have asked my local Renault dealer for a quote ... wonder what they'll come back with lol

Ok, further to my previous problems with my alarm which have started up again for no apparent reason (full moon perhaps?), i've decided to think about putting in a completely new alarm system. Being generally clueless in this area, I thought I would ask for some advice, in particular: 1) What...

didn't bother with taking the positive connection off, just the negative one. I reckon the short bursts of alarm for 20 seconds after I disconnected could have been down to some built up charge in the circuitry. Ill hit the sack with some earplugs anyway and worry about it in the morning! lol

Sorry didn't mean to sound off there, just a bit panicked not to mention knackered. Hasn't gone off in 10 minutes so fingers crossed thats done the job till I get it to a garage.

Is that a joke? Perhaps the alarm is hooked up to something other than the car battery, like a smaller battery that retains some charge in case the battery runs flat. You still wouldnt want people breaking into your car to nick stuff, so might need an alarm even if the batterys dead and they...

ok, the negative terminal is disconnected. When i left it the alarm went off in short rapid bursts for about 20 seconds. To me that suggests that this may not solve the problem, as it can still go off while the battery is disconnected.

Ok im in a total panic, my alarm wont stop going off. Im in a residential block of flats and its 1am. Its going mental. Theres some water leakage on the passenger side and the floor is soaked, and could be short circuiting the alarm. I need ot disconnect the battery to shut this thing up...

Hi, Rear left tail light has just been done in, anonymously. Not just a new tail light I need: The black plastic light bulb housing that plugs into the electrics - is there an official name or part number for that? It got wrecked too. While im here, does anyone have a spare one or know...

Right, the few guys I found that did sell part worns don't have them in my size. So unless anyone has a part worn 205/40/17 for sale, ill probably just get a new one from tyretraders or blackcircle or somewhere similar.

Theres sometimes a knock when I start her up and first move off from standstill. Not always tho, and generally only when its been at standstill for a while (so not when im stopped at lights for example). No rubbing as far as I can tell, and handling seems fine.

Part worns eh.. ill check it out. Anyone know any reputable backstreet tyre fitters in edinburgh?? Yes aware of legality factor... not aware of fine quantity tho :eek: dont drive it every day tho & not planning on anyway till I get it sorted, but thanks for the warning!

Local garage says my rear axle bushes are: "Split but no movement" and tell me its nothing to worry about immediately. Would anyone suggest otherwise?

My two front tyres and rear left are at 3mm, my rear left (n/s/r) is at 1mm. Could this be due to a dodgy n/s/r shock absorber (thats been diagnosed and fixed)? Also, ive heard different people say different things about getting a second hand replacement tyre. Is this possible? The guy at...

So whats the general consensus - do exhausts make an impact on performance? Im not really bothered about an extra 5bhp here or there, would rather be able to have a conversation on a 5hr journey along the M6...